Senate Rotations Set Pace For Constitutional Bills
Austin March 10 The senate continued rotating recognition of senators for constitutional bills and disposed of business. Watson's insurance bill passed finally and a resolution approved to accept Adams fund for the A and M College. Bell county exemption from the county auditor law moved to engrossment. Former Lt Gov Neil granted floor privileges. Greenville and Beaumont charter bills passed. House debated Johnson’s Galveston charter bill then killed it after lengthy action. Senate bills on independent school districts and various exemptions advanced to third reading. State banking reports show 328 banks and 47 trust companies with reserves above 51 percent and total deposits near 28 million dollars, up 4 million since Nov 1908.
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Austin
Senate
Watson
United States
Agricultural and Mechanical College
House
Bell County
Neil
Greenville
Beaumont
Moller
Johnson
Galveston
Wichita Fallas
Ballinger
Higgins
Mclean
Venus
Grandview
Hereford
Karnes County
Ochiltree County
Charter
Senate Committee
Judiciary 1
Masterson
State Department of Banking
Arlington trustees overreach on student conduct ruling
March 10 Austin report states Arlington school trustees barred male students from calling on girls during and after school hours including Sundays. State Superintendent Cousins says the trustees exceeded their authority and can only enforce rules on school premises.
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Austin
Arlington
Cousins
Fire in Big Springs business district causes 100000 loss
In Big Springs Texas on March 10 a gas line explosion started a fire in the Newborough block, destroying the entire brick block and two nearby frame structures. The loss reached 100000. All buildings were owned by Mrs Bawer.
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Big Springs
Tex
Newborough
Bailey Calls President A Delightful Personality
Texas Senator Bailey visited the White House for a social call, calling the president a delightful personality. The event marked his second social visit to the White House.
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Washington
Bailey
White House
Frost and cold waves cut Texas fruit crops
Weather reports from Dallas reflect heavy frost and cold conditions across several towns. Paris reports frost damaging early fruit, Barstow notes a cold wave killing most of the peach crop, Denton suffers frost and ice harming truck gardens, Denison sees ice and damaged fruit, and nurseries warn crops will be short.
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Dallas
Paris
Denton
Denison
Fire destroys three Arlington businesses totaling 25000
A severe Arlington blaze gutted Lampkher's restaurant and damaged Lutrell Bros, People’s Lumber, and Woodmen of the World. Fire units from Fort Worth arrived in eleven minutes, origin listed at Lampkher's restaurant, with estimated loss around 25000 dollars.
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Arlington
Fort Worth
Lampkher
Lutrell Bros. People's Lumber Company
Woodmen of the World
Lerwich Homan Pleads Guilty in Bank Abstracting Case
Lerwich Homan formerly a collector for the First National bank pleaded guilty before Judge Buck to abstracting money and jewels totaling nearly $30,000. He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
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Fort Worth
Lerwich Homan
First National Bank
Buck
Bathing Accident Claims Life in Pittsburg
A man named George Morstman died during a bath at a tub in Pittsburg on March 10. The incident was reported as a bathing accident expected to be investigated by local authorities.
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Pittsburg
George Morstman
December and May Wedding in Santa Monica Touches Hearts
Los Angeles March 10. December and May married at Santa Monica, Cal., Mrs Sieda Hawkins twenty one and Varnum Wescott eighty three. Wescott an inmate of the soldiers home at Sawtelle and so is Mrs Wescott's father. The aged veteran courted the pretty bride and remains active and healthy despite the fourfold age difference.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Monica
Sieda Hawkins
Varnum Wescott
Wescott
Sawtelle
Harrisburg Girl Undergoes Appendectomy by Mistake
Rose Cohen eight now convalesces in Harrisburg hospital after mistaken surgery for appendectomy while being treated for enlarged tonsils. Her eleven year old brother was also admitted. doctors say the appendix was inflamed but the mistake was only found after parents called. The family notes the doctors claim the operation might have been fortunate in preventing real appendicitis.
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Harrisburg
Rose Cohen
Harrisburg Hospital
Largest casket ever in Pocahontas County carries Lou Draper
In Elkins West Virginia on March 10 a 447 pound Lou Draper, a Black woman from Makinton, was laid in a 6 foot long 85 inch wide 23 inch deep casket built for transit. The casket and body weighed 800 pounds and required ten men to move it after a door was widened to exit the house en route to Covington Virginia.
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Elkins
W. Va
Pocahontas County
Lou Draper
Makinton
Covington
Corn shipments from Mineo Kansas station reach 350000 bushels
Records show more than 350000 bushels of corn shipped from Mineo station in the past season. Nearly all the corn sold for 51 cents or more, and over 175000 dollars was distributed among nearby farmers.
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Mineo, Okla
Lincoln Senate Defeats Miller Liquor County Option Bill
Lincoln Nebraska March 10 The senate defeated by 17 to 16 a bill that would allow county option in liquor regulation. A companion bill is under consideration in the house.
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Lincoln, Neb
Senate
House
Husband Wins Custody in Stirling Cross Divorce
In Edinburgh on March 10 Lord Guthrie granted the husband’s petition in the Stirling Cross divorce suits. He awarded custody of the children to the husband and denied Mrs. Stirling’s cross petition.
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Edinburgh
Stirling Cross
Lord Guthrie
Stirling
Railroad to run from Acme Oklahoma to Paducah Texas
St Louis reports a contract awarded to Johnson Construction Company of St Elmo UL to build a fifty mile railroad from Acme Oklahoma through Quuanah to Paducah Texas. Construction starts immediately with St Louis capitalists backing the project.
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St. Louis
Johnson Construction Company
St. Elmo
Acme
Okla
Quuanah
Paducah
Tex
St Louis
Murdered mill worker found near Med in miltus
The body of Jesse Cole a mill worker was found with his throat slashed near Med in miltus Fort Worth March 10. Police believe he was murdered and are investigating clues.
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Fort Worth
Medin Miltus
Jesse Cole
Omuleye
Mills
Polie
Death by whipping in Seguin district court ruling
Seguin, Tex March 10 Justice Perron acting coroner ruled that Donald Hin a Black convict died from whipping three white men were arrested and held on bond one allegedly sat on the convict s heel while the others lashed him to death
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Seguin
Tex
Perron
Donald Hin
Cabdriver in Fort Worth shoots wife then himself
Fort Worth on March 10 reports Frank Hall ay, 42, cab driver, fired twice at his wife at their home before turning the weapon on himself. Both are likely to die after a quarrel.
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Fort Worth
Frank Hallay
Priest Killed and Domestic Wounded in Newark Dispute
In Newark New Jersey on March 10 Father Erasin of St Stanislaus church was killed and a domestic shot and wounded by three men over a church matter dispute. A separate health note advises convalescents avoid pork and veal and fried foods, favoring bread pastry eggs steak cornstarch rice tapioca pudding jellies cocoa and a nourishing diet.
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Newark
N. J
Erasin
St. Staniislaus
Sewing Room Foot Comfort and Stain Remedies
A wartime era tip suggests a thick carpet treadle mat to soften footwork in winter. It also warns vaseline stains on towels resist removal, recommending kerosene or alcohol prewash, then soap and water to avoid hardening stains.
An Old Idea in Civic Ruins and Poultry Prices
Discussion traces the image of a man amid ruins to Mrs Barbauld and earlier critics with references to Blackfriars and St Pauls. Then a market listing shows poultry prices: Eggs 10 hens $3.00, friers $2.50 to $3.00, broilers $2.00 to $2.50, geese $3.50 to $4.00, ducks $3.00 to $3.40, guineas $2.00 to $2.50, roosters $1.80 to $2.00. Demand strong for poultry. egg market dull and declining.
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Macaulay
New Zealand
London Bridge
Barbauld
Blackfriars Bridge
Horace Walpole
Bryan City Officers Election Ordered For April
The City Council of Bryan ordains an election for City Marshal Secretary and three Council members to be held at the County Court House in Bryan on the first Tuesday in April. The presiding officer and appointees conduct the election per City Charter Ordinances and State Law. Adopted March 4 1909 by Mayor J T Maloney and City Secretary J B Hines.
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City of
Bryan
County Court House
J.T. Maloney
J. B. Hines
Pronounce Hyomei Catarrh Cure Sells With Money Back Guarantee
E J Jenkins sells Hyomei inhaler and Hyomet bottle in Bryan for one dollar with full instructions. If it fails to cure acute or chronic catarrh asthma bronchitis croup hay fever or coughs and colds a refund is offered. Mr Lowe of Allegan Michigan endorses Hyomei as reliable and effective.
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the Eagle
America
E. J. Jenkins
Bryan
Lowe
G. F. Lowe
Allegan, Mich
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